Shipster Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 I just bought a Para P14 that a friend started to build into a limited gun and all that is left for me to do is choose a barrel for it. I can't decide if I want to go with a bushing barrel or a bull barrel. So please give me some feed back. Such as wear, if the bushing wears loose I can have a new bushing installed, but what about the bull barrel? Accuracy? Thanks (Edited by Shipster at 2:10 pm on Nov. 20, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 Bull is the way to go - if a bushing offered an advantage, wouldn't Brian have one on his limited gun? There are only one or two makers who's bull barrels are large enough diameter to fit a Para - do a search on Para to find out which one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 Go for the bull barrel. It should be (and remain) plenty accurate, and it will shoot softer. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneBullock Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 Not trying to advertise or anything, but I shoot a P-16/40 with a bull from Dawson Precision in TX. It works well. Just out of curiosity, do bulls-eye pistol shooters mostly use bushings or bulls? Seems like I have seen most of the "accurate" pistol setups with bushings. Thanks, WayneB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMC Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 If anyone cares, if you want to shoot that thing is IDPA the bull barrel is out. Too gamey for IDPA, whiners.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Ed Brown makes a drop in fit Bull for the P16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipster Posted November 21, 2002 Author Share Posted November 21, 2002 Thanks guys, I am going with the Bull barrel. Probably a Ed Brown unless somebody thinks I should look at something else. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detlef Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 I've said this xxxxx times before, but somehow this info is always lost: If you want a bull for a Para slide, the Ed Brown is your *ONLY* choice!!!! No other bull barrel has the large external diameter to fit the loose Para slides. Yes, you might get lucky and have a tight Para slide, but that would be pure luck. For Para slides, the Schuemann, Briley, Nowlin etc asf are *all* too small. And the Ed Brown is a good barrel, too.... Dawson doesn't manufacture their own barrels, I think they use Jarvis, dunno about external dimensions...Dave, we know you're here, wanna comment? --Detlef (Edited by Detlef at 4:03 pm on Nov. 22, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 The 2700 shooters use bushings because they are very slooooooooooooow learners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Quick q, can I have 2 barrels (1 bull the other bushing) for one slide? will this work without adversely affecting anything? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMC Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 The Ed Brown is a good barrel and fits the Para well but it doesn't have the weight of a Schuemann, Nowlin, etc. which is why many go with a bull barrel. The barrel tapers on the top and bottom unlike the others that do not taper on the bottom. The SS .40 Ed Brown I have is the same weight as a carbon steel .45 barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboy Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 I’ve got a Dawson Bull in my P-14 and like it. There is not a lot of difference in the weight compared to the combination I was running before with the fat body Wilson guide rod, but even then the gun is softer shooting. The reason is that I am now able to run a softer recoil spring. As far as I’m concerned the reduction in recoil spring IS the big deal with a bull barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewPetree Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 i would go with the bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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